physical security quiz

Question 1
 Many urban settings seem to discourage informal social control because:
 a. Designers prefer to rely on formal social control.
 b. Economic and political priorities took precedence over security.
 c. Crime rates dropped.
 d. It is no longer needed.
 
 The probability that a resident will act or intervene on an observed crime depends on:
 ll of the above
 Question 2
 According to results of studies in Detroit, all features but _______ could help decrease the probability of
 crime:
 a. Condition and maintenance of buildings
 b. Mixtures of land use
 c. Pets on the premises
 d. Rates of pedestrian traffic
 
 Question 3
 Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) should be treated with caution because:
 a. It takes too much time to implement.
 b. Most law enforcement agencies will not cooperate.
 c. It has been proven to be ineffective.
 d. Many projects may not be cost effective.

Question 4
 Building interior security strategies focus on providing defense against:
 a. Unauthorized entry to buildings
 b. Unauthorized entry to personal space
 c. Unauthorized entry to building sites
 d. Unauthorized entry to neighboring areas
 
 Question 5
 CPTED current projects in cities across the country have:
 a. Kept businesses out of the area to discourage criminals from coming in
 b. Cut outside lighting
 c. Reduced opportunities for crime
 d. Cut transportation to keep criminals from getting to the area
 
 Question 6
 A “rate” is often the same thing as a:
 a. Annual loss exposure
 b. Probability
 c. Frequency
 d. All the above
 
 Question 7
 _______________ are placed on or around the target to be protected.
 a. Interior sensors
 b. Intrusion sensors
 c. Interior boundary penetration sensors
 d. Point sensors
 
 Question 8
 In a security survey, points of security concern may include:
 a. The neighboring buildings
 b. General purpose of the building
 c. All the above
 d. The cost of the security system
 
 Question 9
 When conducting a crime analysis, raw data about reported crimes and known offenders may come
 from:
 a. Crime and arrest reports
 b. Security officer reports
 c. Internet and newspaper sources
 d. All the above
 
 Question 10
 The most common type of lighting unit utilized in street lighting is:
 a. High-intensity sodium vapor lamp
 b. Incandescent lamp
 c. Mercury vapor lamp
 d. Metal halide lamps
 
 Question 11
 Minimum security is designed to _______________ unauthorized external activity:
 a. Detect and impede some
 b. Impede some
 c. Impede all
 d. Detect and impede all
 
 Question 12
 A design-reference threat:
 a. Is essential for cost-effective planning of a security system
 b. Defines the level of threat the facility’s physical protection system can handle
 c. Lists threats in order of credibility
 d. All the above
 
 Question 13
 Other components of protecting an objective include:
 a. Vault or other safe room
 b. High-security doors and windows
 c. Wallseilings, and floors
 d. All the above
 
 Question 14
 Research to justify a proposal of a security design/upgrade is based on:
 a. Area crime rates
 b. The company’s budget
 c. LLEA perception
 d. The company’s past experience
 
 Question 15
 Structural protective barriers include (mark all that apply)
 a. Cliffs
 b. Walls
 c. Water obstacles
 d. Ditches
 
 Question 16
 Functions of barriers Not include:
 a. Design layout
 b. Deny access
 c. Delay access
 d. Define boundaries
 
 Question 17
 To harden an existing door against tool attack, the customary practice is to:
 a. Add steel bars inside the door.
 b. Add a two-cylinder dead bolt.
 c. Add steel bars to the outside of the door.
 d. Clad the door with sheet metal or steel plate.
 
 Question 18
 In resistance to forced entry tests, it was determined that 4 pounds of explosives and 20-pound bolt
 cutters would penetrate a roof of 5 ½-inch thick concrete with steel reinforcing rods in _________
 minutes.
 a. Approximately 5
 b. Approximately 3
 c. Approximately 7
 d. Approximately 2
 
 Question 19
 The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission requires that protected area fences be topped with:
 a. At least two strands of barbwire angled outward at 20–30o
 b. At least three strands of barbwire angled outward at 30–40o
 c. At least five strands of barbwire angled outward at 30–40o
 d. At least four strands of barbwire angled outward at 20–30o
 
 In a residential building, the first safety measure to take with doors is to
 dd a viewing device.
 Question 20
 What advantage(s) can come from having a river as a natural boundary when used in conjunction with
 more traditional barriers such as fencing?
 a. Can better hear adversaries coming
 b. More difficult to approach than over ground
 c. All the above
 d. Clear view to approach route
 
 Question 21
 Personal defense strategies NOT include:
 a. Increased pedestrian traffic areas
 b. Police patrols
 c. Organizing and mobilizing citizens
 d. Urging people to carry minimal cash
 
 Question 22 Low-cost techniques to modify existing physical design include:
 a. Establishing audio and video surveillance
 b. Reducing public access points
 c. Installing security devices
 d. Building a new parking garage
 
 Question 23
 Possible outcomes of a security event involving a sensor include (mark all that apply):
 a. The sensor successfully rebuffs a human-size object.
 b. The sensor successfully detects a human-size object.
 c. The sensor fails to ignore a smaller-than-human-size object

 | d. 
 
 | The sensor fails to rebuff a human-size object.

Question 24
 Access control refers to (mark all that apply):
 a. Determining authorized entry parameters
 b. Physical equipment used to control the movement of people or material
 c. The process of managing databases

 | d. 
 
 | Ensuring that assets are not removed without proper authorization

Question 25
 A functional requirement addresses (mark all that apply):
 a. Terrain or facility layout
 b. Federal safety requirements
 c. Stakeholderustomer, and user need and desires
 d. Product and level of detail
 
 Question 26
 Once a system has been installed, it is supplemented by _____________ tests (mark all that apply).
 a. Communications
 b. Performance
 c. Operational
 d. Functional
 
 Question 27
 What are some reasons to conduct a security review? Mark all that apply.
 a. To determine threats and risk, as well as the asset vulnerability
 b. To identify what assets need to be protected
 c. To prove to potential adversaries that assets are protected
 d. To demonstrate why security should be a budget line item
 
 Question 28
 Recommendations for security classifications include (mark all that apply):
 a. Low
 b. Maximum
 c. Minimum
 d. Medium

Question 29
 Some of the advantages of citizen patrols are (mark all that apply):
 a. Use existing behavior patterns
 b. Tend to be short-lived
 c. May aggravate community tensions
 d. Effectively perform surveillance
 
 Question 30
 During an audit of the interior access controls, verify that (mark all that apply):
 a. Verify that building access points below the third floor are secured to prevent entry.
 b. Verify that there are physical deterrents to impede vehicular access to lobbies or other
 glassed areas in buildings.
 c. Verify that all master level keys are adequately controlled.
 d. Verify that panic alarm devices are located in staffed lobbies.
 
 Question 31
 Medium security facilities might include (mark all that apply):
 a. Bonded warehouse
 b. Large industrial manufacturing plants
 c. GoverBonded warehousesnment special research sites

 | d. 
 
 | Small retail stores

Question 32
 High-level security would include (mark all that apply):
 a. Perimeter alarm
 b. Highly trained armed guards equipped with communication devices
 c. Controls to restrict access
 d. Varying degree of coordination with local law enforcement authorities
 
 Question 33
 If a system includes a neutralization capacity, it will likely add to its security system (mark all that apply):
 a. Response force
 b. Advanced alarm system
 c. CCTV
 d. Coordination with local law enforcement
 
 Question 34
 When determining who will be admitted to the facility and who will be allowed unrestricted access to it,
 vital areas requiring access controls include (mark all that apply):
 a. Vault or strong room
 b. Outside area leading to the facility
 c. The facility itself
 d. Alarm stations
 
 Question 35
 The security plan should include (mark all that apply):
 a. Bi-annual assessments
 b. Description of the facility’s security organization
 c. Description of the facility’s security lighting

 | d. 
 
 | Discussion of the budget needed to implement the plan

Question 36
 When formulating the approach to presenting the security design/upgrade plan, the format should be
 based on:
 a. Proposals from other security designers
 b. Time before the meeting
 c. Personal knowledge of the approving authority

 | d. 
 
 | Personal experience

Question 37
 When planning a perimeter barrier, which is untrue? (Mark all that apply.)
 a. Fencing is usually more expensive than walls.
 b. To be more cost-effective, the perimeter fence or wall only needs illumination at the
 entrances.
 c. A security guard detail should support the perimeter security.

 | d. 
 
 | Walls are more expensive than CCTV and exterior lighting.

When going through a home security checklist, which of the following items should be checked at
 entrances? (Mark all that apply.) wrong
 A.Are hinges protected from outside removal?
 B.Are ladders kept outside the house?
 C.Are basement windows secured?
 D.Can locks be reached through a pet entrance?
 Question 38
 Emergency door locking mechanism types include (mark all that apply):
 a. Panic bar with chains
 b. Access key and lock
 c. Panic bar replaced with a rim device
 d. Panic bar with stiles that overlap when the door closes
 
 Question 39
 If the floor of the room where the asset is held is not penetration resistant, options include:
 a. All the above
 b. Getting rid of the asset
 c. Moving the asset to another room on the ground floor or in the basement
 d. Increase floor’s thickness with rebar, reinforcing wire, and concrete
 
 Question 40
 A minimum depth of 8 feet is recommended for a moat because (pick all that apply):
 a. Getting inside the moat would likely injure anyone trying to gain access to the facility.
 b. All the above.
 c. It would be nearly impossible for any commercially available vehicle to climb out from
 that depth.
 d. large, bulky ladder would be needed to get to the top of the moat on the interior side.